What we learned: Seahawks clobber Jaguars

September 22, 2013

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4. The Seahawks are really deep
It seems like we mention it every week, but the Seahawks are an extremely deep team. Perhaps it hadn't been any more evident than during their victory Sunday over the Jaguars, who have three players on the roster whom the Seahawks cut after the preseason. One of them, cornerback Will Blackmon, even started Sunday for the injured Dwayne Gratz and also returned kickoffs. Blackmon, linebacker Kyle Knox and safety Winston Guy made the squad in Jacksonville, but weren't up to snuff in Seattle.
That's because Seattle has a dearth of talent, an embarrassment of riches. Once Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch and the rest of the starters went up 31-7 in the third quarter, in came the second string. Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who started in Seattle just two years ago, showed the dynamic athleticism we saw from him in the preseason and led two scoring drives in the fourth quarter -- including a wild 35-yard touchdown pass to receiver Doug Baldwin that was perfectly placed right where only Baldwin could snag it ... with one hand ... as he dove over the goal line. Jackson also added a score with his feet to give Seattle its final score with 6:37 left in the game.
"T-Jack played great. I just thought he played lights-out," Carroll said of Jackson. "He did everything just right; he handled himself beautifully. A variety of throws and actions and things -- he came through and did terrific. It's a really big deal ... that he's able to play like that."
Sunday also saw the NFL debut of rookie running back Christine Michael, who had been inactive up to this point. He took nine handoffs from Jackson for 37 yards, including an 11-yard drive up the middle on his first professional touch. Seattle's No. 2 tight end, rookie Luke Willson, had a breakout performance Sunday with five catches for 76 yards, including a 35-yarder from Wilson down the sideline.
Defensive tackle Clinton McDonald, who plays a fair bit with the first team, had five tackles a

Stephen Brashear/Associated Press

5of7

4. The Seahawks are really deep
It seems like we mention it every week, but the Seahawks are an extremely deep team. Perhaps it hadn't been any more evident than during their victory Sunday over the Jaguars, who have three players on the roster whom the Seahawks cut after the preseason. One of them, cornerback Will Blackmon, even started Sunday for the injured Dwayne Gratz and also returned kickoffs. Blackmon, linebacker Kyle Knox and safety Winston Guy made the squad in Jacksonville, but weren't up to snuff in Seattle.
That's because Seattle has a dearth of talent, an embarrassment of riches. Once Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch and the rest of the starters went up 31-7 in the third quarter, in came the second string. Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who started in Seattle just two years ago, showed the dynamic athleticism we saw from him in the preseason and led two scoring drives in the fourth quarter -- including a wild 35-yard touchdown pass to receiver Doug Baldwin that was perfectly placed right where only Baldwin could snag it ... with one hand ... as he dove over the goal line. Jackson also added a score with his feet to give Seattle its final score with 6:37 left in the game.
"T-Jack played great. I just thought he played lights-out," Carroll said of Jackson. "He did everything just right; he handled himself beautifully. A variety of throws and actions and things -- he came through and did terrific. It's a really big deal ... that he's able to play like that."
Sunday also saw the NFL debut of rookie running back Christine Michael, who had been inactive up to this point. He took nine handoffs from Jackson for 37 yards, including an 11-yard drive up the middle on his first professional touch. Seattle's No. 2 tight end, rookie Luke Willson, had a breakout performance Sunday with five catches for 76 yards, including a 35-yarder from Wilson down the sideline.
Defensive tackle Clinton McDonald, who plays a fair bit with the first team, had five tackles a